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unusual facts about Victorian politics



Herbert Hyland

Appointed minister without portfolio in the minority Country Party government of Sir Albert Dunstan in June 1936, Hyland was promoted to various ministries, both in minority Country Party and in coalition cabinets, until the election of the Cain government in 1952 brought a temporary halt to the instability of Victorian politics.


see also

Premier of Victoria

From the 1880s, until after Federation, Victorian politics were dominated by the Protectionist Liberals, who were opposed by Free Trade Conservatives.